Sungard Capital Corp Ii 10-Q 14 May 15 2015 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-15
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Trading Symbol	ck0001337272
Entity Registrant Name	SUNGARD CAPITAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	1337272
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Class A common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	257,795,867
Class L common stock, convertible
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	28,643,983
SunGard Capital Corp. II
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SUNGARD CAPITAL CORP II
Entity Central Index Key	1337274
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	100
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SUNGARD DATA SYSTEMS INC
Entity Central Index Key	789388
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	100

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	$555	$447
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22 and $20	449	572
Earned but unbilled receivables	110	114
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	105	116
Total current assets	1,219	1,249
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $414 and $420	147	152
Software products, less accumulated amortization of $1,754 and $1,760	220	224
Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $531 and $539	346	360
Other assets, less accumulated amortization of $22 and $23	74	94
Trade name	672	672
Goodwill	3,711	3,760
Total Assets	6,389	6,511
Current:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1
Accounts payable	10	21
Accrued compensation and benefits	143	227
Accrued interest expense	68	30
Other accrued expenses	132	131
Deferred revenue	569	589
Total current liabilities	923	998
Long-term debt	4,669	4,669
Deferred and other income taxes	607	616
Other long-term liabilities	37	39
Total liabilities	6,236	6,322
Commitments and contingencies
Noncontrolling interest in preferred stock of SCCII subject to a put option	37	37
Stockholders' equity:
Capital in excess of par value	2,681	2,674
Treasury stock, Value	-36	-38
Accumulated deficit	-3,917	-3,902
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-203	-132
Total stockholder's equity	-1,475	-1,398
Noncontrolling interest	1,532	1,490
Total equity	57	92
Total Liabilities and Equity	6,389	6,511
Class L common stock, convertible
Current:
Stock subject to a put option	56	57
Class A common stock
Current:
Stock subject to a put option	3	3
SunGard Capital Corp. II
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	555	447
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22 and $20	449	572
Earned but unbilled receivables	110	114
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	105	116
Total current assets	1,219	1,249
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $414 and $420	147	152
Software products, less accumulated amortization of $1,754 and $1,760	220	224
Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $531 and $539	346	360
Other assets, less accumulated amortization of $22 and $23	74	94
Trade name	672	672
Goodwill	3,711	3,760
Total Assets	6,389	6,511
Current:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1
Accounts payable	10	21
Accrued compensation and benefits	143	227
Accrued interest expense	68	30
Other accrued expenses	128	127
Deferred revenue	569	589
Total current liabilities	919	994
Long-term debt	4,669	4,669
Deferred and other income taxes	607	616
Other long-term liabilities	30	32
Total liabilities	6,225	6,311
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.001 per share; cumulative 11.5% per annum, compounded quarterly; aggregate liquidation preference of $1,581 million and $0 million; 14,999,000 shares authorized, 10,048,018 and 0 issued
Capital in excess of par value	3,525	3,519
Treasury stock, Value	-279	-280
Accumulated deficit	-2,911	-2,939
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-203	-132
Total stockholder's equity	132	168
Noncontrolling interest	1	1
Total equity	133	169
Total Liabilities and Equity	6,389	6,511
SunGard Capital Corp. II | Preferred Stock
Current:
Stock subject to a put option	31	31
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	555	447
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $22 and $20	449	572
Earned but unbilled receivables	110	114
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	101	112
Total current assets	1,215	1,245
Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $414 and $420	147	152
Software products, less accumulated amortization of $1,754 and $1,760	220	224
Customer base, less accumulated amortization of $531 and $539	346	360
Other assets, less accumulated amortization of $22 and $23	74	94
Trade name	672	672
Goodwill	3,711	3,760
Total Assets	6,385	6,507
Current:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1
Accounts payable	10	21
Accrued compensation and benefits	143	227
Accrued interest expense	68	30
Other accrued expenses	128	127
Deferred revenue	569	589
Total current liabilities	919	994
Long-term debt	4,669	4,669
Deferred and other income taxes	599	608
Other long-term liabilities	30	31
Total liabilities	6,217	6,302
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Capital in excess of par value	3,386	3,380
Accumulated deficit	-3,016	-3,044
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	-203	-132
Total stockholder's equity	167	204
Noncontrolling interest	1	1
Total equity	168	205
Total Liabilities and Equity	$6,385	$6,507

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	$20	$22
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	420	414
Software products, accumulated amortization	1,760	1,754
Customer base, accumulated amortization	539	531
Other intangible assets, accumulated amortization	23	22
SunGard Capital Corp. II
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	20	22
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	420	414
Software products, accumulated amortization	1,760	1,754
Customer base, accumulated amortization	539	531
Other intangible assets, accumulated amortization	23	22
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000	1,000
Common stock, shares issued	100	100
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	100	100
Treasury stock, shares	2,510,042	2,516,374
Preferred stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Preferred stock, cumulative liquidation preference percentage	11.50%	11.50%
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference	1,542	1,498
Preferred stock, shares authorized	14,999,000	14,999,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	10,060,069	10,060,069
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Trade receivables, allowance for doubtful accounts	20	22
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	420	414
Software products, accumulated amortization	1,760	1,754
Customer base, accumulated amortization	539	531
Other intangible assets, accumulated amortization	23	22
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100	100
Common stock, shares issued	100	100
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	100	100
Class L common stock, convertible
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, cumulative liquidation preference percentage	13.50%	13.50%
Common stock, aggregate liquidation preference	$8,337	$8,064
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	29,062,421	29,062,421
Treasury stock, shares	418,438	442,460
Class A common stock
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	550,000,000	550,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	261,565,118	261,565,118
Treasury stock, shares	3,769,251	3,985,453

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Revenue	$671		$653
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding items described in Note 1)	268		269
Sales, marketing and administration	152		168
Product development and maintenance	86		99
Depreciation	29	[1]	24	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	21		43
Trade name impairment charge			339
Total costs and expenses	556		942
Operating income (loss)	115		-289
Other income (expense):
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees	-71		-74
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-61
Other income (expense)	-71		-135
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	44		-424
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-18		101
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2		-17
Net income (loss)	28		-340
(Income) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	-43		-50
Net income (loss) attributable to SunGard Capital Corp.	-15		-390
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation, net	-67		22
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-4		3
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-71		25
Comprehensive income (loss)	-43		-315
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest	-43		-50
Comprehensive income (loss)	-86		-365
SunGard Capital Corp. II
Revenue	671		653
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding items described in Note 1)	268		269
Sales, marketing and administration	152		168
Product development and maintenance	86		99
Depreciation	29		24
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	21		43
Trade name impairment charge			339
Total costs and expenses	556		942
Operating income (loss)	115		-289
Other income (expense):
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees	-71		-74
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-61
Other income (expense)	-71		-135
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	44		-424
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-18		101
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2		-17
Net income (loss)	28		-340
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation, net	-67		22
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-4		3
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-71		25
Comprehensive income (loss)	-43		-315
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Revenue	671		653
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales and direct operating (excluding items described in Note 1)	268		269
Sales, marketing and administration	152		168
Product development and maintenance	86		99
Depreciation	29		24
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	21		43
Trade name impairment charge			339
Total costs and expenses	556		942
Operating income (loss)	115		-289
Other income (expense):
Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees	-71		-74
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-61
Other income (expense)	-71		-135
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	44		-424
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-18		101
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2		-17
Net income (loss)	28		-340
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation, net	-67		22
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-4		3
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-71		25
Comprehensive income (loss)	($43)		($315)
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	$28		($340)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2		-17
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to cash flow from (used in) operations:
Depreciation and amortization	50		67
Trade name impairment charge			339
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-6		-83
Stock compensation expense	10		9
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	4		7
Loss on extinguishment of debt			61
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable and other current assets	125		101
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	-104		-111
Accrued interest	39		34
Accrued income taxes	23		-17
Deferred revenue	-13		2
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	154		86
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			36
Cash flow from (used in) operations	154		122
Investment activities:
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-4
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-28		-28
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-32		-28
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	1		5
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-31		-23
Financing activities:
Cash received from borrowings, net of fees			-6
Cash used to repay debt			-1,324
Cash used to purchase treasury stock	-1		-4
Other financing activities	-3		-4
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-4		-1,338
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			887
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-4		-451
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-11		1
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	108		-351
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	447		706
Ending cash and cash equivalents	555		355
Supplemental information:
Interest paid	28		58
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $12 million and $12 million, respectively	1		4
Non-cash financing activities:
Distribution of net assets of SpinCo (See Note 1)			223
Receipt of SpinCo Notes in connection with the AS Split-Off (See Note 1)			425
Exchange of SpinCo Notes for SunGard Notes			389
SunGard Capital Corp. II
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	28		-340
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2		-17
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to cash flow from (used in) operations:
Depreciation and amortization	50		67
Trade name impairment charge			339
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-6		-83
Stock compensation expense	10		9
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	4		7
Loss on extinguishment of debt			61
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable and other current assets	125		101
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	-104		-111
Accrued interest	39		34
Accrued income taxes	23		-17
Deferred revenue	-13		2
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	154		86
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			36
Cash flow from (used in) operations	154		122
Investment activities:
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-4
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-28		-28
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-32		-28
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	1		5
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-31		-23
Financing activities:
Cash received from borrowings, net of fees			-6
Cash used to repay debt			-1,324
Cash used to purchase treasury stock	-1		-2
Other financing activities	-3		-6
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-4		-1,338
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			887
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-4		-451
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-11		1
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	108		-351
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	447		706
Ending cash and cash equivalents	555		355
Supplemental information:
Interest paid	28		58
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $12 million and $12 million, respectively	1		4
Non-cash financing activities:
Distribution of net assets of SpinCo (See Note 1)			223
Receipt of SpinCo Notes in connection with the AS Split-Off (See Note 1)			425
Exchange of SpinCo Notes for SunGard Notes			389
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	28		-340
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2		-17
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Reconciliation of income (loss) from continuing operations to cash flow from (used in) operations:
Depreciation and amortization	50		67
Trade name impairment charge			339
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	-6		-83
Stock compensation expense	10		9
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	4		7
Loss on extinguishment of debt			61
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable and other current assets	125		101
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	-104		-111
Accrued interest	39		34
Accrued income taxes	23		-17
Deferred revenue	-13		2
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	154		86
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			36
Cash flow from (used in) operations	154	[1]	122	[2]
Investment activities:
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-4
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-28		-28
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-32		-28
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	1		5
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-31		-23
Financing activities:
Cash received from borrowings, net of fees			-6
Cash used to repay debt			-1,324
Other financing activities	-4		-8
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-4		-1,338
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			887
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-4		-451
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-11		1
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	108		-351
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	447	[3]	706	[3]
Ending cash and cash equivalents	555	[3]	355	[3]
Supplemental information:
Interest paid	28		58
Income taxes paid, net of refunds of $12 million and $12 million, respectively	1		4
Non-cash financing activities:
Distribution of net assets of SpinCo (See Note 1)			227
Receipt of SpinCo Notes in connection with the AS Split-Off (See Note 1)			425
Exchange of SpinCo Notes for SunGard Notes			$389
[1]	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Parent Company allocated approximately $40 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries.
[2]	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company allocated approximately $67 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company and the Guarantor Subsidiaries decided to effect a non-cash settlement of the accumulated income tax receivable and payable balances in the amount of approximately $1.5 billion. Therefore, these transactions are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows presented above.
[3]	Includes cash of discontinued operations.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations		$31
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	12	12
SunGard Capital Corp. II
Cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations		31
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	12	12
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Cash and cash equivalents, cash of discontinued operations		31
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$12	$12

Basis_of_Presentation

Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	1. Basis of Presentation:
	SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard”) is one of the world’s leading software and technology services companies and has two reportable segments: Financial Systems (“FS”) and Public Sector & Education (“PS&E”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
	SunGard was acquired on August 11, 2005 in a leveraged buy-out (the “LBO”)  by a consortium of private equity investment funds associated with Bain Capital Partners, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs & Co., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Providence Equity Partners, Silver Lake and TPG (collectively, the “Sponsors”).
	SunGard is a wholly owned subsidiary of SunGard Holdco LLC, which is wholly owned by SunGard Holding Corp., which is wholly owned by SunGard Capital Corp. II (“SCCII”), which is a subsidiary of SunGard Capital Corp. (“SCC”). All four of these companies were formed for the purpose of facilitating the LBO and are collectively referred to as the “Holding Companies.” SCC, SCCII and SunGard are separate reporting companies and, together with their direct and indirect subsidiaries, are collectively referred to as the “Company.” The Holding Companies have no other operations beyond those of their ownership of SunGard.
	On March 31, 2014, SunGard completed the split-off of its Availability Services (“AS”) business to its existing stockholders, including its private equity owners, on a tax-free and pro-rata basis. As part of that transaction, the assets and liabilities of the AS business were contributed to a new subsidiary, and then SunGard transferred all of its ownership interests in that subsidiary to Sungard Availability Services Capital, Inc. (“SpinCo”) in exchange for common stock of SpinCo, approximately $425 million of SpinCo senior notes (“SpinCo Notes”), and $1,005 million of net cash proceeds from the issuance of an AS term loan facility (“SpinCo Term Loan”). Immediately after these transactions, SunGard distributed the common stock of SpinCo through SunGard’s ownership chain ultimately to SCCII, and then all stockholders of preferred stock of SCCII exchanged a portion of their shares of preferred stock for all of the shares of common stock of SpinCo on a pro-rata basis (together, with the transactions described above, the “AS Split-Off”).
	The AS business, which was split-off on March 31, 2014, and two small FS businesses, which were sold on January 31, 2014, have been included in our financial results as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
	The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), consistent in all material respects with those applied in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Interim financial reporting does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for annual financial statements. The interim financial information is unaudited, but, in the opinion of management, includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015.
	The Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2014 has been revised to present stock compensation expense and developer time spent on customer billable professional services projects in the correct functional expense categories. Refer to Note 2 for additional details.
	All of the previously-issued interim financial statements included in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for 2014 included an error in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to the removal of the cumulative foreign currency translation loss associated with the AS businesses that were split-off on March 31, 2014. The removal of the cumulative foreign currency translation loss was reflected in both the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the rollforwards of stockholders’ equity included in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in each of the Quarterly Reports. However, the inclusion of this item in the 2014 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) was not appropriate since it relates to the distribution of the AS businesses to the Company’s owners and should have been excluded from the 2014 Other Comprehensive Income according to GAAP. Management does not believe the error is material to any of the previously-issued financial statements. The table below shows the impact of the correction of this error for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The following table presents the amounts as originally reported and as revised for each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		As Reported			As Revised
	Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	$	(57	)	$	25
	Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(397	)		(315	)
	Comprehensive Income (Loss) attributable to SunGard Capital Corp. (SCC only)		(447	)		(365	)
	Cost of Sales and Direct Operating Expenses
	Cost of sales and direct operating expenses represents the cost of providing the Company’s software and services offerings to customers and excludes depreciation, amortization and the cost of maintenance.
	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	Recently Adopted
	In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Auditing Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” that changes the criteria for reporting a discontinued operation.  According to the new guidance, only disposals of a component that represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results is a discontinued operation.  The new guidance also requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations and disposals of a significant part of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting.  ASU 2014-08 was effective beginning January 1, 2015, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in previously-issued financial statements.  ASU 2014-08 will affect how the Company identifies and presents discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements.
	Recently Issued
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which outlines a comprehensive revenue recognition model and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. This new guidance establishes a five step process that companies must use in order to recognize revenue properly. Those five steps are: (i) identifying contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new ASU will affect any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. ASU 2014-09 was to be effective for the Company starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. However, in April 2015, the FASB proposed a deferral of the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year, but to permit entities to adopt one year earlier if they choose (i.e., the original effective date). ASU 2014-09 allows for two methods of adoption: (a) “full retrospective” adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods presented, or (b) “modified retrospective” adoption, meaning the cumulative effect of applying ASU 2014-09 is recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance. The Company is in the process of determining the adoption method as well as the effects the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” in conjunction with their initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. This new guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with presentation of a debt discount. The new standard is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs and will not affect the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. ASU 2015-03 will be effective for the Company for the annual period beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” Under the new standard, customers will apply the same criteria as vendors to determine whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license or is solely a service contract. For public companies, the new standard is effective for annual periods, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. For non-public companies, it is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-05 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Expense_Classification

Expense Classification (Operating Expense)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Operating Expense
Change In Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Expense Classification	2. Expense Classification:
	Effective December 31, 2014, within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), the Company revised its presentation of stock compensation expense. Formerly, the Company presented this expense entirely within sales, marketing and administration expense. The Company’s revised presentation allocates these costs to the appropriate functional areas. Further, the Company has revised its presentation of the costs for developer time spent on customer billable professional services projects. Formerly, the Company presented this expense within product development and maintenance expense. The Company’s revised presentation records these amounts to cost of sales and direct operating expense. There was no impact on total reported costs and expenses for any period as a result of the changes. Management does not believe these revisions are material to the previously issued financial statements.
	The impact of these items within the functional areas for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		As reported		Revised presentation of stock compensation expense			Revised presentation of developer time spent on professional services projects			As presented in the statement of comprehensive income (loss)
	Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)	$	263	$	1		$	5		$	269
	Sales, marketing and administration		170		(2	)		-			168
	Product development and maintenance		103		1			(5	)		99
	Total functional expenses	$	536	$	-		$	-		$	536

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Discontinued Operations	3. Discontinued Operations:
	On January 31, 2014, the Company completed the sale of two small businesses within the FS segment in exchange for €27 million paid at closing, €9 million to be paid no later than March 2016 (“deferred purchase price”) and €2 million to be paid upon the successful assignment of certain customer contracts. The deferred purchase price is unconditional and is secured by a bank guarantee. During the first quarter of 2015, the Company successfully assigned certain of these customer contracts and recognized a $2 million gain in discontinued operations. Also included in discontinued operations are the results of our former AS business as a result of the AS Split-Off (see Note 1), which was completed on March 31, 2014. These businesses have been included in our financial results as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
	The results for discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2015
	Revenue	$	338		$	-
	Operating income (loss)		(26	)		-
	Interest expense		(18	)		-
	Gain on sale of business		23			2
	Income (loss) before income taxes		(21	)		2
	Benefit from income taxes		4			-
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(17	)	$	2

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill

Intangible Assets and Goodwill	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Intangible Assets and Goodwill	4. Intangible Assets and Goodwill:
	Goodwill
	The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill, by segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		Cost								Accumulated impairment
		FS			PS&E		Subtotal			PS&E			Total
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	3,433		$	544	$	3,977		$	(217	)	$	3,760
	2015 acquisitions		2			-		2			-			2
	Effect of foreign currency translation		(50	)		-		(50	)		-			(50	)
	Other		(1	)		-		(1	)		-			(1	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	3,384		$	544	$	3,928		$	(217	)	$	3,711
	A portion of the Company’s goodwill is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar.
	Intangible Asset amortization
	The total expected amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets for years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
	2015			$      84
	2016			68
	2017			60
	2018			55
	2019			48

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
	The following table provides a rollforward of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		Gains and Losses on			Currency			Other			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		Cash Flow Hedges			Translation
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	(1	)	$	(125	)	$	(6	)	$	(132	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(9	)		(67	)		-			(76	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax		5			-			-			5
	Net current-period other comprehensive loss		(4	)		(67	)		-			(71	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	(5	)	$	(192	)	$	(6	)	$	(203	)
	The following table summarizes the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments, including the impact of components reclassified into net income from accumulated other comprehensive income, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (in millions):
		Three months ended March 31,						Affected Line Item in the Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for Components
	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	2014			2015			Reclassified from OCI
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$	2		$	(9	)
	Loss (gain) on derivatives reclassified into income:
	Interest rate contracts		2			2		Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees
	Forward currency hedges		(1	)		1		Cost of sales and direct operating
	Total reclassified into income		1			3
	Income tax benefit		-			2
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other		1			5
	comprehensive income, net of tax
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	$	3		$	(4	)

Debt_and_Derivatives

Debt and Derivatives	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt and Derivatives	6. Debt and Derivatives:
	On March 31, 2015, the Company had $593 million of available borrowing capacity and $7 million of outstanding letters of credit under its $600 million revolving credit facility. In addition, there were $4 million of letters of credit outstanding at March 31, 2015 that did not impact availability under the revolving credit facilities.
	SunGard’s ability to make dividend payments to its equity holders is governed by the covenants in its debt agreements. Without obtaining an amendment to those documents, SunGard’s covenants currently limit such a dividend to a total of $200 million.
	Debt consisted of the following (in millions):
		31-Dec-14				31-Mar-15
	Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
	Secured revolving credit facility due March 8, 2018	$	-			$	-
	Tranche C due February 28, 2017, effective interest rate of 4.44% and 4.44%		400				400
	Tranche E due March 8, 2020, effective interest rate of 4.31% and 4.31%		1,918				1,918
	Total Senior Secured Credit Facilities		2,318				2,318
	Senior Notes due 2018 at 7.375%		511				511
	Senior Notes due 2020 at 7.625%		700				700
	Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 at 6.625%		1,000				1,000
	Secured Accounts Receivable Facility, at 3.16% and 3.18%		140				140
	Other		-				1
	Total debt	$	4,669			$	4,670
	Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	$	-			$	1
	Long-term debt		4,669				4,669
	Total debt	$	4,669			$	4,670
	Future Maturities
	At March 31, 2015, the contractual future maturities of debt are as follows (in millions):
			Contractual Maturities
	2015		$	1
	2016			-
	2017			400
	2018			511
	2019			1,140
	Thereafter			2,618
	Total debt		$	4,670
	SunGard uses interest rate swaps to manage the amount of its floating rate debt in order to reduce its exposure to variable rate interest payments associated with the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”). Each swap agreement is designated as a cash flow hedge. SunGard pays a stream of fixed interest payments for the term of the swap, and in turn, receives variable interest payments based on LIBOR. At March 31, 2015, one-month and three-month LIBOR were 0.18% and 0.27%, respectively. The net receipt or payment from the interest rate swap agreements is included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) as interest expense.  The interest rates in the components of the debt table above reflect the impact of the swaps.
	A summary of the Company’s interest rate swaps at March 31, 2015 follows (in millions):
	Inception		Maturity		Notional amount    (in millions)			Weighted-average Interest rate paid		Interest rate received (LIBOR)
	August-September 2012		Feb-17		$	400			0.69%	1-Month
	Jun-13		Jun-19			100			1.86%	3-Month
	Sep-13		Jun-19			100			2.26%	3-Month
	February-March 2014		Mar-20			300			2.27%	3-Month
	Total / Weighted-Average Interest Rate				$	900			1.52%
	The fair values of the swap agreements at December 31, 2014 were $1 million and $5 million and were included in other assets and other accrued expenses, respectively. The fair value of the swap agreements at March 31, 2015 is $10 million and is included in other accrued expenses.
	The Company has no ineffectiveness related to its swap agreements. During the next twelve months, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $8 million from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings related to the Company’s interest rate swaps based on the borrowing rates at March 31, 2015.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	7. Fair Value Measurements:
	Accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Under this guidance, the Company is required to classify certain assets and liabilities based on the following fair value hierarchy:
	·	Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that can be accessed at the measurement date;
	·	Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
	·	Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2015 (in millions):
				Fair Value Measures Using
			Balance Sheet Caption	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Money market funds		Cash and cash equivalents	$	60	$	-		$	-	$	60
	Currency forward contracts		Prepaid expenses and other current assets		-		3			-		3
	Total			$	60	$	3		$	-	$	63
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other accrued expenses	$	-	$	10		$	-	$	10
	Currency forward contracts		Other accrued expenses		-		2			-		2
	Total			$	-	$	12		$	-	$	12
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2014 (in millions):
				Fair Value Measures Using
			Balance Sheet Caption	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Money market funds		Cash and cash equivalents	$	106	$	-		$	-	$	106
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other assets		-		1			-		1
	Currency forward contracts		Prepaid expenses and other current assets		-		3			-		3
	Total			$	106	$	4		$	-	$	110
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other accrued expenses	$	-	$	5		$	-	$	5
	Currency forward contracts		Other accrued expenses		-		1			-		1
	Total			$	-	$	6		$	-	$	6
	Money market funds are recognized and measured at fair value in the Company’s financial statements. Fair values of the interest rate swap agreements are calculated using a discounted cash flow model using observable applicable market swap rates and assumptions and are compared to market valuations obtained from brokers.
	The Company uses currency forward contracts to manage its exposure to fluctuations in costs caused by variations in Indian Rupee (“INR”) exchange rates. These INR forward contracts are designated as cash flow hedges. The fair value of these currency forward contracts is determined using currency exchange market rates, obtained from reliable, independent, third party banks, at the balance sheet date. The fair value of forward contracts is subject to changes in currency exchange rates. The Company has no ineffectiveness related to its use of currency forward contracts in connection with INR cash flow hedges. The Company expects to reclassify in the next twelve months approximately $3 million from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings related to the Company’s INR forward contracts.
	The fair value of the trade name is categorized as Level 3, a non-recurring fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs, and is estimated by discounted cash flows based on projected future revenues. This requires the use of various assumptions including projections of future cash flows, perpetual growth rates and discount rates. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded a $339 million trade name impairment charge. See Notes 1 and 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
	The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, to the extent the underlying liability will be settled in cash, approximate carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. Derivative financial instruments are recorded at fair value. The fair value of the Company’s floating rate and fixed rate long-term debt (Level 2) is determined using actual market quotes and benchmark yields received from independent vendors.
	The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt, including the current portion and excluding the interest rate swaps, as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		31-Dec-14				31-Mar-15
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Value		Value		Value		Value
	Floating rate debt	$	2,458	$	2,431	$	2,458	$	2,463
	Fixed rate debt		2,211		2,286		2,212		2,303

Noncontrolling_Interest

Noncontrolling Interest	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Noncontrolling Interest	8. Noncontrolling Interest:
	A rollforward of SCC’s noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows (in millions):
			Noncontrolling interest
			Temporary equity				Permanent equity				Total
	Balances at December 31, 2014		$	37			$	1,490			$	1,527
	Net income			1				42				43
	Purchase of treasury stock			-				(1	)			(1	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested			1				-				1
	restricted stock units to temporary
	equity
	Cancellation of put options due to			(1	)			1				-
	employee terminations
	Other			(1	)			-				(1	)
	Balances at March 31, 2015		$	37			$	1,532			$	1,569
	A rollforward of SCC’s noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31, 2014 follows (in millions):
		Noncontrolling interest
		Temporary equity				Permanent equity				Total
	Balances at December 31, 2013	$	42			$	1,741			$	1,783
	Net income		-				50				50
	Issuance of common and preferred stock		(1	)			-				(1	)
	Purchase of treasury stock		-				(2	)			(2	)
	Impact of exchange of SpinCo common		(1	)			(428	)			(429	)
	stock for SCCII preferred stock
	Impact of modification of SunGard		(4	)			-				(4	)
	Awards
	Impact of modification of SpinCo Awards		(6	)			-				(6	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested		2				-				2
	restricted stock units to temporary
	equity
	Cancellation of put options due to		(4	)			4				-
	employee terminations
	Balances at March 31, 2014	$	28			$	1,365			$	1,393

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	9. Income Taxes:
	The effective income tax rates for the three month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were 41% and 24%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate reflects changes in the mix of income or losses in jurisdictions with a wide range of tax rates, permanent differences between GAAP and local tax laws, the impact of valuation allowances, unrecognized tax benefits, and the timing of recording discrete items.  The Company continues to generate losses in France which exceed the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities.  As a result, no benefit has been recorded for these losses for the three months ended March 31, 2015.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, the benefit for income taxes includes a benefit of $138 million recorded as a discrete item related to the impairment of the trade name,  an expense of $46 million recorded as a discrete item due to changes in certain state deferred tax rates, primarily driven by the change in the legal entity ownership of the trade name caused by the AS Split-Off, and an expense of $9 million recorded as a discrete item to increase the valuation allowance on state net operating losses driven by the change in management’s judgment of their realizability due to the AS Split-Off.
	In evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considered the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities (including the impact of available carryback and carryforward periods), projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Changes in the mix of income, losses in particular jurisdictions or the total amount of income for 2015 may significantly impact the estimated effective income tax rate for the year.

Segment_Information

Segment Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Segment Information	10. Segment Information:
	The Company evaluates the performance of its segments using both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
	The Company’s primary non-GAAP measure is Adjusted EBITDA, whose corresponding GAAP measure is income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) less income (loss) from discontinued operations, income taxes, loss on extinguishment of debt, interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees, depreciation, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, trade name and goodwill impairment charges, severance and facility closure charges, stock compensation expense, management fees from our Sponsors, and certain other costs.
	Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is an effective tool to measure the Company’s operating performance since it excludes non-cash items and certain variable charges. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA extensively to measure the financial performance of SunGard and its reportable segments, and also to report the Company’s results to its board of directors. The Company uses a similar measure, as defined in its senior secured credit agreement, for purposes of computing its debt covenants. The operating results apply to each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard unless otherwise noted.
	The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 for each segment follow (in millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
			FS			PS&E			Sum of segments		Corporate (1)			Total
	Software		$	218		$	34		$	252	$	-		$	252
	SaaS and Cloud			268			9			277		-			277
	Professional and Business Processing Services			131			11			142		-			142
	Total revenue		$	617		$	54		$	671	$	-		$	671
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	174		$	16		$	190	$	(15	)	$	175
	Depreciation (2)			26			3			29		-			29
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			20			1			21		-			21
	Capital expenditures			22			4			26		2			28
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
			FS			PS&E			Sum of segments		Corporate (1)			Total
	Software		$	217		$	34		$	251	$	-		$	251
	SaaS and Cloud			259			9			268		-			268
	Professional and Business Processing Services			124			10			134		-			134
	Total revenue		$	600		$	53		$	653	$	-		$	653
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	139		$	16		$	155	$	(10	)	$	145
	Depreciation (2)			22			2			24		-			24
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			41			2			43		-			43
	Capital expenditures			26			2			28		-			28
	-1	Corporate is included to reconcile each item to the total for the Company.
	Reconciliation of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2015
	Adjusted EBITDA (including corporate)		$	145		$	175
	Depreciation (2)			(24	)		(29	)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(43	)		(21	)
	Trade name impairment charge			(339	)		-
	Severance and facility closure costs			(5	)		(2	)
	Stock compensation expense			(9	)		(10	)
	Management fees			(2	)		(2	)
	Other costs (included in operating income)			(12	)		4
	Interest expense, net			(74	)		(71	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(61	)		-
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		$	(424	)	$	44
	(2)Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Employee_Termination_Benefits_

Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures	11. Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures:
	The following table provides a rollforward of the liability balances for workforce reductions and facility closures for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		Workforce-related			Facilities			Total
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	12		$	13		$	25
	Expense related to 2015 actions		4			-			4
	Paid		(6	)		-			(6	)
	Other adjustments		(2	)		(1	)		(3	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	8		$	12		$	20
	The majority of the workforce-related actions are expected to be completed over the next 12 months. The facilities accruals are for ongoing obligations to pay rent for vacant space and are net of sublease reserves. The lengths of these obligations vary by lease with the majority ending in 2019.

Related_Party_Transactions

Related Party Transactions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	12. Related Party Transactions:
	Sponsor Transactions
	In accordance with the Management Agreement between the Company and affiliates of the Sponsors, the Company recorded $2 million of management fees in sales, marketing and administration expenses for each of the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015. In the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded approximately $1 million of management fees in income (loss) from discontinued operations. At December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, the Company had accrued management fees included in other accrued expenses of $3 million and $2 million, respectively.
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, Goldman Sachs & Co. and/or its respective affiliates, received less than $1 million in connection with amendments to SunGard’s Credit Agreement.
	In addition to the amounts above, on March 31, 2014 the Company recorded $15 million of management fees, which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations, as provided in the Management Agreement for services rendered in connection with the issuance of the $1.025 billion SpinCo Term Loan and $425 million of SpinCo Notes. Also during the first quarter of 2014, the Company recorded $1 million of management fees which is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations resulting from the sale of two FS businesses.
	AS Transactions
	In connection with the Global Master Services Agreement (“GMSA”) with AS, the Company incurred expenses of $8 million for services provided under the GMSA, most of which are included in cost of sales and direct operating expenses, in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015, the Company had recorded approximately $4 million of accounts payable, and a $1 million prepaid maintenance contract from AS under the GMSA. The Company has a remaining commitment under the GMSA, which expires on March 31, 2016, of approximately $34 million.
	In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2015, AS purchased certain data center outsourcing services and treasury products from FS, for which FS recognized approximately $1 million of revenue.

Commitment_and_Contingencies

Commitment and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	13. Commitments and Contingencies:
	The Company is presently a party to certain lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of its business. In the opinion of management, none of its current legal proceedings are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s business or financial results. The Company’s customer contracts generally include typical indemnification of customers, primarily for intellectual property infringement claims. Liabilities in connection with such obligations have not been material.
	The Company has had patent infringement lawsuits filed against it or certain of its customers claiming that certain of its products infringe the intellectual property rights of others. Adverse results in these lawsuits may include awards of substantial monetary damages, costly royalty or licensing agreements, or limitations on the Company’s ability to offer certain features, functionalities, products, or services, and may also cause the Company to change its business practices, and require development of non-infringing products or technologies, which could result in a loss of revenues and otherwise harm the Company’s business. Also, certain agreements with previously owned businesses of the Company require indemnification to the new owners for certain matters as part of the sale of those businesses. At March 31, 2015, the Company does not have any significant accruals related to patent indemnification or infringement claims.
	The Company evaluates, on a regular basis, developments in its legal matters. The Company records a provision for a liability when it believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
	With respect to any current legal proceedings or claims pending against the Company for which it has not made an accrual, but for which it is reasonably possible that a loss may occur, the Company is unable to estimate a range of loss due to various reasons, including, among others: (1) that the proceedings are in early stages, (2) that there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals, motions, or settlements, (3) that there are significant factual issues to be resolved, and (4) that there are novel legal issues presented. Such legal matters are inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond the Company’s control. Based on current knowledge, the Company believes that the final outcome of the matters discussed above will not, individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. While the Company intends to vigorously defend these matters, in light of the uncertainties involved in such matters, there exists the possibility of adverse outcomes, and the final outcome of a particular matter could have a material adverse effect on results of operations or cash flows in a particular period.
	The Company has recorded a reserve for unrecognized tax benefits and related accrued interest for certain matters. Also, the Company is under examination in various federal, state and local and foreign jurisdictions related to income and non-income tax matters. Based on current knowledge, the Company believes that resolution of these matters, giving recognition to the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits, will not have a materially adverse impact on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
	The State of Delaware, Department of Finance, Division of Revenue (Unclaimed Property) and nine other states are currently conducting a joint examination of the books and records of certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company to determine compliance with the unclaimed property laws. Additionally, the Company has entered into voluntary disclosure agreements to address the potential unclaimed property exposure for certain entities not included in the scope of the ongoing unclaimed property examination. The potential exposure related to the examination and the voluntary disclosure programs is not currently determinable.

Subsequent_Event

Subsequent Event	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	14. Subsequent Event
	On May 6, 2015, SunGard announced that SCC is considering pursuing an initial public offering of common stock in 2015. The timing, number of shares to be offered and the price range of the proposed offering have not yet been determined. The Company expects to use net proceeds of the proposed offering to repay debt.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Condens

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	15. Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements:
	SunGard’s senior unsecured notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis and the senior subordinated notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior subordinated basis, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, by substantially all wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of SunGard (collectively, the “Guarantors”). Each of the Guarantors is 100% owned, directly or indirectly, by SunGard. None of the other subsidiaries of SunGard, either direct or indirect, nor any of the Holding Companies, guarantee the senior notes and senior subordinated notes (“Non-Guarantors”). The Guarantors and SunGard Holdco LLC also unconditionally guarantee the senior secured credit facilities. The Guarantors are subject to release under certain circumstances as described below.
	The indentures evidencing the guarantees provide for a Guarantor to be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged from its guarantee obligations in certain circumstances, including upon the earliest to occur of:
	—	The sale, exchange or transfer of the subsidiary’s capital stock or all or substantially all of its assets;
	—	Designation of the Guarantor as an “unrestricted subsidiary” for purposes of the indenture covenants;
	—	Release or discharge of the Guarantor’s guarantee of certain other indebtedness; or
	—	Legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the indenture obligations when provision has been made for them to be fully satisfied.
	As a result of the AS Split-Off, all U.S. subsidiaries of AS were removed as guarantors as of March 31, 2014.
	The following tables present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of SunGard (referred to as “Parent Company” for purposes of this note only), the Guarantor subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor subsidiaries and Eliminations as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015, and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2015, to arrive at the information for SunGard on a consolidated basis. SCC and SCCII are neither parties to nor guarantors of the debt issued as described in Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2014.
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	(in millions)	31-Dec-14
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	202			$	1			$	244		$	-		$	447
	Intercompany balances		-				3,049				500			(3,549	)		-
	Trade receivables, net		1				446		(a)		239			-			686
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		32				43				39			(2	)		112
	Total current assets		235				3,539				1,022			(3,551	)		1,245
	Property and equipment, net		-				94				58			-			152
	Intangible assets, net		68				348				262			-			678
	Trade name		-				672				-			-			672
	Deferred income taxes		69				-				-			(69	)		-
	Intercompany balances		194				8				154			(356	)		-
	Goodwill		-				3,099				661			-			3,760
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,039				1,366				-			(9,405	)		-
	Total Assets	$	8,605			$	9,126			$	2,157		$	(13,381	)	$	6,507
	Liabilities and Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	-			$	-			$	-		$	-		$	-
	Intercompany balances		3,549				-				-			(3,549	)		-
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		59				510				427			(2	)		994
	Total current liabilities		3,608				510				427			(3,551	)		994
	Long-term debt		4,529				-				140			-			4,669
	Intercompany debt		162				-				194			(356	)		-
	Deferred and other income taxes		101				559				17			(69	)		608
	Other liabilities		-				18				13			-			31
	Total liabilities		8,400				1,087				791			(3,976	)		6,302
	Total equity		205				8,039				1,366			(9,405	)		205
	Total Liabilities and Equity	$	8,605			$	9,126			$	2,157		$	(13,381	)	$	6,507
	(a)	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the Company’s accounts receivable financing subsidiary, which is a non-guarantor, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $140 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	(in millions)	31-Mar-15
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	256			$	-			$	299		$	-			555
	Intercompany balances		-				3,172				472			(3,644	)		-
	Trade receivables, net		-				395	(a)			164			-			559
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		23				45				35			(2	)		101
	Total current assets		279				3,612				970			(3,646	)		1,215
	Property and equipment, net		1				95				51			-			147
	Intangible assets, net		65				329				246			-			640
	Trade name		-				672				-			-			672
	Deferred income taxes		69				-				-			(69	)		-
	Intercompany balances		172				7				135			(314	)		-
	Goodwill		-				3,099				612			-			3,711
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,106				1,322				-			(9,428	)		-
	Total Assets	$	8,692			$	9,136			$	2,014		$	(13,457	)	$	6,385
	Liabilities and Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	-			$	-			$	1		$	-			1
Intercompany balances		3,644				-				-			(3,644	)		-
Accounts payable and other current liabilities		115				458				347			(2	)		918
Total current liabilities		3,759				458				348			(3,646	)		919
Long-term debt		4,529				-				140			-			4,669
Intercompany debt		142				-				172			(314	)		-
Deferred and other income taxes		94				556				18			(69	)		599
Other liabilities		-				16				14			-			30
Total liabilities		8,524				1,030				692			(4,029	)		6,217
Total equity		168				8,106				1,322			(9,428	)		168
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	8,692			$	9,136			$	2,014		$	(13,457	)	$	6,385
(a)	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the Company’s accounts receivable financing subsidiary, which is a non-guarantor, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $140 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
	Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue	$	-			$	471			$	268		$	(86	)	$	653
Costs and expenses		25				740				263			(86	)		942
Operating income (loss)		(25	)			(269	)			5			-			(289	)
Net interest income (expense)		(69	)			-				(5	)		-			(74	)
Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates		(198	)			7				-			191			-
Other income (expense)		(61	)			-				-			-			(61	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income		(353	)			(262	)			-			191			(424	)
taxes
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		40				63				(2	)		-			101
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(313	)			(199	)			(2	)		191			(323	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(27	)			1				9			-			(17	)
Net income (loss)	$	(340	)		$	(198	)		$	7		$	191		$	(340	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(315	)		$	(226	)		$	26		$	200		$	(315	)
All of the previously-issued interim financial statements included in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for 2014 included an error in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to the removal of the cumulative foreign currency translation loss associated with the AS businesses that were split-off on March 31, 2014. The removal of the cumulative foreign currency translation loss was reflected in both the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the rollforwards of stockholders’ equity included in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in each of the Quarterly Reports. However, the inclusion of this item in the 2014 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) was not appropriate since it relates to the distribution of the AS businesses to the Company’s owners and should have been excluded from the 2014 Other Comprehensive Income according to GAAP. Management does not believe the error is material to any of the previously-issued financial statements. The table below shows the impact of the correction of this error for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The following table presents the amounts as originally reported and as revised for each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		As Reported				As Revised
Comprehensive Income - Parent		$	(397	)		$	(315	)
Comprehensive Income - Guarantor			(259	)			(226	)
Comprehensive Income - Non-Guarantor			(23	)			26
Comprehensive Income - Eliminations			282				200
	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
	Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Revenue	$	-			$	483			$	279		$	(91	)	$	671
Costs and expenses		23				369				255			(91	)		556
Operating income (loss)		(23	)			114				24			-			115
Net interest income (expense)		(67	)			-				(4	)		-			(71	)
Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates		91				14				-			(105	)		-
Other income (expense)		-				-				-			-			-
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income		1				128				20			(105	)		44
taxes
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		27				(37	)			(8	)		-			(18	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		28				91				12			(105	)		26
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		-				-				2			-			2
Net income (loss)	$	28			$	91			$	14		$	(105	)	$	28
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(43	)		$	44			$	(32	)	$	(12	)	$	(43	)
	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows
(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
	Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	$	(340	)		$	(198	)		$	7		$	191		$	(340	)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(27	)			1				9			-			(17	)
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(313	)			(199	)			(2	)		191			(323	)
Non cash adjustments		283				285				23			(191	)		400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(20	)			30				(1	)		-			9
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(50	)			116				20			-			86
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		(41	)			52				25			-			36
Cash flow from (used in)  operations (a)		(91	)			168				45			-			122
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions		6				(19	)			43			(30	)		-
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software		(1	)			(17	)			(10	)		-			(28	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		5				(36	)			33			(30	)		(28	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		1,041				(41	)			(995	)		-			5
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		1,046				(77	)			(962	)		(30	)		(23	)
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends		-				(15	)			(15	)		30			-
Net repayments of long-term debt		(1,268	)			-				(62	)		-			(1,330	)
Other financing activities		(8	)			-				-			-			(8	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(1,276	)			(15	)			(77	)		30			(1,338	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		-				(80	)			967			-			887
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(1,276	)			(95	)			890			30			(451	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		-				-				1			-			1
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(321	)			(4	)			(26	)		-			(351	)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents (b)		403				2				301			-			706
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	82			$	(2	)		$	275		$	-		$	355
(a)	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company allocated approximately $67 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company and the Guarantor Subsidiaries decided to effect a non-cash settlement of the accumulated income tax receivable and payable balances in the amount of approximately $1.5 billion. Therefore, these transactions are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows presented above.
(b)	Includes cash of discontinued operations.
	Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows
(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
	Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
	Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	$	28			$	91			$	14		$	(105	)	$	28
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		-				-				2			-			2
Income (loss) from continuing operations		28				91				12			(105	)		26
Non cash adjustments		(82	)			13				22			105			58
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		21				37				12			-			70
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(33	)			141				46			-			154
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		-				-				-			-			-
Cash flow from (used in)  operations (a)		(33	)			141				46			-			154
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions		93				(111	)			42			(24	)		-
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired		-				-				(4	)		-			(4	)
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software		(2	)			(19	)			(7	)		-			(28	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		91				(130	)			31			(24	)		(32	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		-				-				1			-			1
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		91				(130	)			32			(24	)		(31	)
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends		-				(12	)			(12	)		24			-
Other financing activities		(4	)			-				-			-			(4	)
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(4	)			(12	)			(12	)		24			(4	)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		-				-				-			-			-
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(4	)			(12	)			(12	)		24			(4	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		-				-				(11	)		-			(11	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		54				(1	)			55			-			108
Beginning cash and cash equivalents		202				1				244			-			447
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	256			$	-			$	299		$	-		$	555
(a)	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Parent Company allocated approximately $40 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries.

Basis_of_Presentation_Policies

Basis of Presentation (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Cost of Sales and Direct Operating Expenses
	Cost of Sales and Direct Operating Expenses
	Cost of sales and direct operating expenses represents the cost of providing the Company’s software and services offerings to customers and excludes depreciation, amortization and the cost of maintenance.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements
	Recently Adopted
	In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Auditing Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity” that changes the criteria for reporting a discontinued operation.  According to the new guidance, only disposals of a component that represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entity’s operations and financial results is a discontinued operation.  The new guidance also requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations and disposals of a significant part of an entity that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting.  ASU 2014-08 was effective beginning January 1, 2015, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in previously-issued financial statements.  ASU 2014-08 will affect how the Company identifies and presents discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements.
	Recently Issued
	In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which outlines a comprehensive revenue recognition model and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance. This new guidance establishes a five step process that companies must use in order to recognize revenue properly. Those five steps are: (i) identifying contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determining the transaction price, (iv) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new ASU will affect any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards. ASU 2014-09 was to be effective for the Company starting in the first quarter of fiscal 2017. However, in April 2015, the FASB proposed a deferral of the effective date of the new revenue standard by one year, but to permit entities to adopt one year earlier if they choose (i.e., the original effective date). ASU 2014-09 allows for two methods of adoption: (a) “full retrospective” adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods presented, or (b) “modified retrospective” adoption, meaning the cumulative effect of applying ASU 2014-09 is recognized as an adjustment to the opening retained earnings balance. The Company is in the process of determining the adoption method as well as the effects the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” in conjunction with their initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. This new guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with presentation of a debt discount. The new standard is limited to the presentation of debt issuance costs and will not affect the recognition and measurement of debt issuance costs. ASU 2015-03 will be effective for the Company for the annual period beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
	In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-05, “Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement.” Under the new standard, customers will apply the same criteria as vendors to determine whether a cloud computing arrangement contains a software license or is solely a service contract. For public companies, the new standard is effective for annual periods, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. For non-public companies, it is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-05 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Basis_of_Presentation_Tables

Basis of Presentation (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Summary of Amounts as Originally Reported and as Revised for each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard	The following table presents the amounts as originally reported and as revised for each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		As Reported			As Revised
	Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	$	(57	)	$	25
	Comprehensive Income (Loss)		(397	)		(315	)
	Comprehensive Income (Loss) attributable to SunGard Capital Corp. (SCC only)		(447	)		(365	)

Expense_Classification_Tables

Expense Classification (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Accounting Changes And Error Corrections [Abstract]
Functional Expense Areas	The impact of these items within the functional areas for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		As reported		Revised presentation of stock compensation expense			Revised presentation of developer time spent on professional services projects			As presented in the statement of comprehensive income (loss)
	Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)	$	263	$	1		$	5		$	269
	Sales, marketing and administration		170		(2	)		-			168
	Product development and maintenance		103		1			(5	)		99
	Total functional expenses	$	536	$	-		$	-		$	536

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Results For Discontinued Operations	The results for discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 were as follows (in millions):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2015
	Revenue	$	338		$	-
	Operating income (loss)		(26	)		-
	Interest expense		(18	)		-
	Gain on sale of business		23			2
	Income (loss) before income taxes		(21	)		2
	Benefit from income taxes		4			-
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(17	)	$	2

Intangible_Assets_and_Goodwill1

Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segment	The following table summarizes the changes in goodwill, by segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		Cost								Accumulated impairment
		FS			PS&E		Subtotal			PS&E			Total
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	3,433		$	544	$	3,977		$	(217	)	$	3,760
	2015 acquisitions		2			-		2			-			2
	Effect of foreign currency translation		(50	)		-		(50	)		-			(50	)
	Other		(1	)		-		(1	)		-			(1	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	3,384		$	544	$	3,928		$	(217	)	$	3,711
	A portion of the Company’s goodwill is denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar.
Future Amortization of Acquisition-Related Intangible Assets	The total expected amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets for years ended December 31 is as follows (in millions):
	2015			$      84
	2016			68
	2017			60
	2018			55
	2019			48

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv1

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Equity [Abstract]
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax	The following table provides a rollforward of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		Gains and Losses on			Currency			Other			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		Cash Flow Hedges			Translation
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	(1	)	$	(125	)	$	(6	)	$	(132	)
	Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(9	)		(67	)		-			(76	)
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax		5			-			-			5
	Net current-period other comprehensive loss		(4	)		(67	)		-			(71	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	(5	)	$	(192	)	$	(6	)	$	(203	)
Unrealized Gains Losses on Derivative Instruments	The following table summarizes the unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments, including the impact of components reclassified into net income from accumulated other comprehensive income, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2015 (in millions):
		Three months ended March 31,						Affected Line Item in the Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for Components
	Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components	2014			2015			Reclassified from OCI
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	$	2		$	(9	)
	Loss (gain) on derivatives reclassified into income:
	Interest rate contracts		2			2		Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing fees
	Forward currency hedges		(1	)		1		Cost of sales and direct operating
	Total reclassified into income		1			3
	Income tax benefit		-			2
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other		1			5
	comprehensive income, net of tax
	Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	$	3		$	(4	)

Debt_and_Derivatives_Tables

Debt and Derivatives (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt for Continuing Operations	Debt consisted of the following (in millions):
		31-Dec-14				31-Mar-15
	Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
	Secured revolving credit facility due March 8, 2018	$	-			$	-
	Tranche C due February 28, 2017, effective interest rate of 4.44% and 4.44%		400				400
	Tranche E due March 8, 2020, effective interest rate of 4.31% and 4.31%		1,918				1,918
	Total Senior Secured Credit Facilities		2,318				2,318
	Senior Notes due 2018 at 7.375%		511				511
	Senior Notes due 2020 at 7.625%		700				700
	Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 at 6.625%		1,000				1,000
	Secured Accounts Receivable Facility, at 3.16% and 3.18%		140				140
	Other		-				1
	Total debt	$	4,669			$	4,670
	Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	$	-			$	1
	Long-term debt		4,669				4,669
	Total debt	$	4,669			$	4,670
Contractual Future Maturities of Debt	At March 31, 2015, the contractual future maturities of debt are as follows (in millions):
			Contractual Maturities
	2015		$	1
	2016			-
	2017			400
	2018			511
	2019			1,140
	Thereafter			2,618
	Total debt		$	4,670
Interest Rate Swaps	A summary of the Company’s interest rate swaps at March 31, 2015 follows (in millions):
	Inception		Maturity		Notional amount    (in millions)			Weighted-average Interest rate paid		Interest rate received (LIBOR)
	August-September 2012		Feb-17		$	400			0.69%	1-Month
	Jun-13		Jun-19			100			1.86%	3-Month
	Sep-13		Jun-19			100			2.26%	3-Month
	February-March 2014		Mar-20			300			2.27%	3-Month
	Total / Weighted-Average Interest Rate				$	900			1.52%

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2015 (in millions):
				Fair Value Measures Using
			Balance Sheet Caption	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Money market funds		Cash and cash equivalents	$	60	$	-		$	-	$	60
	Currency forward contracts		Prepaid expenses and other current assets		-		3			-		3
	Total			$	60	$	3		$	-	$	63
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other accrued expenses	$	-	$	10		$	-	$	10
	Currency forward contracts		Other accrued expenses		-		2			-		2
	Total			$	-	$	12		$	-	$	12
	The following table summarizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2014 (in millions):
				Fair Value Measures Using
			Balance Sheet Caption	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
	Assets
	Money market funds		Cash and cash equivalents	$	106	$	-		$	-	$	106
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other assets		-		1			-		1
	Currency forward contracts		Prepaid expenses and other current assets		-		3			-		3
	Total			$	106	$	4		$	-	$	110
	Liabilities
	Interest rate swap agreements		Other accrued expenses	$	-	$	5		$	-	$	5
	Currency forward contracts		Other accrued expenses		-		1			-		1
	Total			$	-	$	6		$	-	$	6
Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Debt, Including Current Portion and Excluding Interest Rate Swaps	The following table presents the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt, including the current portion and excluding the interest rate swaps, as of December 31, 2014 and March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		31-Dec-14				31-Mar-15
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Value		Value		Value		Value
	Floating rate debt	$	2,458	$	2,431	$	2,458	$	2,463
	Fixed rate debt		2,211		2,286		2,212		2,303

Noncontrolling_Interest_Tables

Noncontrolling Interest (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]
Rollforward of SCC's Noncontrolling Interest	A rollforward of SCC’s noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows (in millions):
			Noncontrolling interest
			Temporary equity				Permanent equity				Total
	Balances at December 31, 2014		$	37			$	1,490			$	1,527
	Net income			1				42				43
	Purchase of treasury stock			-				(1	)			(1	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested			1				-				1
	restricted stock units to temporary
	equity
	Cancellation of put options due to			(1	)			1				-
	employee terminations
	Other			(1	)			-				(1	)
	Balances at March 31, 2015		$	37			$	1,532			$	1,569
	A rollforward of SCC’s noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31, 2014 follows (in millions):
		Noncontrolling interest
		Temporary equity				Permanent equity				Total
	Balances at December 31, 2013	$	42			$	1,741			$	1,783
	Net income		-				50				50
	Issuance of common and preferred stock		(1	)			-				(1	)
	Purchase of treasury stock		-				(2	)			(2	)
	Impact of exchange of SpinCo common		(1	)			(428	)			(429	)
	stock for SCCII preferred stock
	Impact of modification of SunGard		(4	)			-				(4	)
	Awards
	Impact of modification of SpinCo Awards		(6	)			-				(6	)
	Transfer intrinsic value of vested		2				-				2
	restricted stock units to temporary
	equity
	Cancellation of put options due to		(4	)			4				-
	employee terminations
	Balances at March 31, 2014	$	28			$	1,365			$	1,393

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Operating Results	The operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 for each segment follow (in millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
			FS			PS&E			Sum of segments		Corporate (1)			Total
	Software		$	218		$	34		$	252	$	-		$	252
	SaaS and Cloud			268			9			277		-			277
	Professional and Business Processing Services			131			11			142		-			142
	Total revenue		$	617		$	54		$	671	$	-		$	671
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	174		$	16		$	190	$	(15	)	$	175
	Depreciation (2)			26			3			29		-			29
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			20			1			21		-			21
	Capital expenditures			22			4			26		2			28
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
			FS			PS&E			Sum of segments		Corporate (1)			Total
	Software		$	217		$	34		$	251	$	-		$	251
	SaaS and Cloud			259			9			268		-			268
	Professional and Business Processing Services			124			10			134		-			134
	Total revenue		$	600		$	53		$	653	$	-		$	653
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	139		$	16		$	155	$	(10	)	$	145
	Depreciation (2)			22			2			24		-			24
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			41			2			43		-			43
	Capital expenditures			26			2			28		-			28
	-1	Corporate is included to reconcile each item to the total for the Company.
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Income Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	Reconciliation of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2014			2015
	Adjusted EBITDA (including corporate)		$	145		$	175
	Depreciation (2)			(24	)		(29	)
	Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets			(43	)		(21	)
	Trade name impairment charge			(339	)		-
	Severance and facility closure costs			(5	)		(2	)
	Stock compensation expense			(9	)		(10	)
	Management fees			(2	)		(2	)
	Other costs (included in operating income)			(12	)		4
	Interest expense, net			(74	)		(71	)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt			(61	)		-
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		$	(424	)	$	44
	(2)Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Employee_Termination_Benefits_1

Employee Termination Benefits and Facility Closures (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Liability for Workforce Reductions and Facility Closures	The following table provides a rollforward of the liability balances for workforce reductions and facility closures for the three months ended March 31, 2015 (in millions):
		Workforce-related			Facilities			Total
	Balance at December 31, 2014	$	12		$	13		$	25
	Expense related to 2015 actions		4			-			4
	Paid		(6	)		-			(6	)
	Other adjustments		(2	)		(1	)		(3	)
	Balance at March 31, 2015	$	8		$	12		$	20

Supplemental_Guarantor_Condens1

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	(in millions)	31-Dec-14
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	202			$	1			$	244		$	-		$	447
	Intercompany balances		-				3,049				500			(3,549	)		-
	Trade receivables, net		1				446		(a)		239			-			686
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		32				43				39			(2	)		112
	Total current assets		235				3,539				1,022			(3,551	)		1,245
	Property and equipment, net		-				94				58			-			152
	Intangible assets, net		68				348				262			-			678
	Trade name		-				672				-			-			672
	Deferred income taxes		69				-				-			(69	)		-
	Intercompany balances		194				8				154			(356	)		-
	Goodwill		-				3,099				661			-			3,760
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,039				1,366				-			(9,405	)		-
	Total Assets	$	8,605			$	9,126			$	2,157		$	(13,381	)	$	6,507
	Liabilities and Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	-			$	-			$	-		$	-		$	-
	Intercompany balances		3,549				-				-			(3,549	)		-
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		59				510				427			(2	)		994
	Total current liabilities		3,608				510				427			(3,551	)		994
	Long-term debt		4,529				-				140			-			4,669
	Intercompany debt		162				-				194			(356	)		-
	Deferred and other income taxes		101				559				17			(69	)		608
	Other liabilities		-				18				13			-			31
	Total liabilities		8,400				1,087				791			(3,976	)		6,302
	Total equity		205				8,039				1,366			(9,405	)		205
	Total Liabilities and Equity	$	8,605			$	9,126			$	2,157		$	(13,381	)	$	6,507
	(a)	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the Company’s accounts receivable financing subsidiary, which is a non-guarantor, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $140 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	(in millions)	31-Mar-15
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Assets
	Current:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	256			$	-			$	299		$	-			555
	Intercompany balances		-				3,172				472			(3,644	)		-
	Trade receivables, net		-				395	(a)			164			-			559
	Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets		23				45				35			(2	)		101
	Total current assets		279				3,612				970			(3,646	)		1,215
	Property and equipment, net		1				95				51			-			147
	Intangible assets, net		65				329				246			-			640
	Trade name		-				672				-			-			672
	Deferred income taxes		69				-				-			(69	)		-
	Intercompany balances		172				7				135			(314	)		-
	Goodwill		-				3,099				612			-			3,711
	Investment in subsidiaries		8,106				1,322				-			(9,428	)		-
	Total Assets	$	8,692			$	9,136			$	2,014		$	(13,457	)	$	6,385
	Liabilities and Equity
	Current:
	Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	-			$	-			$	1		$	-			1
	Intercompany balances		3,644				-				-			(3,644	)		-
	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		115				458				347			(2	)		918
	Total current liabilities		3,759				458				348			(3,646	)		919
	Long-term debt		4,529				-				140			-			4,669
	Intercompany debt		142				-				172			(314	)		-
	Deferred and other income taxes		94				556				18			(69	)		599
	Other liabilities		-				16				14			-			30
	Total liabilities		8,524				1,030				692			(4,029	)		6,217
Total equity		168				8,106				1,322			(9,428	)		168
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	8,692			$	9,136			$	2,014		$	(13,457	)	$	6,385
(a)	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the Company’s accounts receivable financing subsidiary, which is a non-guarantor, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $140 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenue	$	-			$	471			$	268		$	(86	)	$	653
	Costs and expenses		25				740				263			(86	)		942
	Operating income (loss)		(25	)			(269	)			5			-			(289	)
	Net interest income (expense)		(69	)			-				(5	)		-			(74	)
	Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates		(198	)			7				-			191			-
	Other income (expense)		(61	)			-				-			-			(61	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income		(353	)			(262	)			-			191			(424	)
	taxes
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		40				63				(2	)		-			101
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		(313	)			(199	)			(2	)		191			(323	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		(27	)			1				9			-			(17	)
	Net income (loss)	$	(340	)		$	(198	)		$	7		$	191		$	(340	)
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(315	)		$	(226	)		$	26		$	200		$	(315	)
	All of the previously-issued interim financial statements included in Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for 2014 included an error in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to the removal of the cumulative foreign currency translation loss associated with the AS businesses that were split-off on March 31, 2014. The removal of the cumulative foreign currency translation loss was reflected in both the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the rollforwards of stockholders’ equity included in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements in each of the Quarterly Reports. However, the inclusion of this item in the 2014 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) was not appropriate since it relates to the distribution of the AS businesses to the Company’s owners and should have been excluded from the 2014 Other Comprehensive Income according to GAAP. Management does not believe the error is material to any of the previously-issued financial statements. The table below shows the impact of the correction of this error for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The following table presents the amounts as originally reported and as revised for each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard (in millions):
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
			As Reported				As Revised
	Comprehensive Income - Parent		$	(397	)		$	(315	)
	Comprehensive Income - Guarantor			(259	)			(226	)
	Comprehensive Income - Non-Guarantor			(23	)			26
	Comprehensive Income - Eliminations			282				200
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Revenue	$	-			$	483			$	279		$	(91	)	$	671
	Costs and expenses		23				369				255			(91	)		556
	Operating income (loss)		(23	)			114				24			-			115
	Net interest income (expense)		(67	)			-				(4	)		-			(71	)
	Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates		91				14				-			(105	)		-
	Other income (expense)		-				-				-			-			-
	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income		1				128				20			(105	)		44
	taxes
	Benefit from (provision for) income taxes		27				(37	)			(8	)		-			(18	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		28				91				12			(105	)		26
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		-				-				2			-			2
	Net income (loss)	$	28			$	91			$	14		$	(105	)	$	28
	Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(43	)		$	44			$	(32	)	$	(12	)	$	(43	)
Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows
	(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Cash flow from operations:
	Net income (loss)	$	(340	)		$	(198	)		$	7		$	191		$	(340	)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(27	)			1				9			-			(17	)
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		(313	)			(199	)			(2	)		191			(323	)
	Non cash adjustments		283				285				23			(191	)		400
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(20	)			30				(1	)		-			9
	Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(50	)			116				20			-			86
	Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		(41	)			52				25			-			36
	Cash flow from (used in)  operations (a)		(91	)			168				45			-			122
	Investment activities:
	Intercompany transactions		6				(19	)			43			(30	)		-
	Cash paid for property and equipment, and software		(1	)			(17	)			(10	)		-			(28	)
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		5				(36	)			33			(30	)		(28	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		1,041				(41	)			(995	)		-			5
	Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		1,046				(77	)			(962	)		(30	)		(23	)
	Financing activities:
	Intercompany dividends		-				(15	)			(15	)		30			-
	Net repayments of long-term debt		(1,268	)			-				(62	)		-			(1,330	)
	Other financing activities		(8	)			-				-			-			(8	)
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(1,276	)			(15	)			(77	)		30			(1,338	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		-				(80	)			967			-			887
	Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(1,276	)			(95	)			890			30			(451	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		-				-				1			-			1
	Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(321	)			(4	)			(26	)		-			(351	)
	Beginning cash and cash equivalents (b)		403				2				301			-			706
	Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	82			$	(2	)		$	275		$	-		$	355
	(a)	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company allocated approximately $67 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company and the Guarantor Subsidiaries decided to effect a non-cash settlement of the accumulated income tax receivable and payable balances in the amount of approximately $1.5 billion. Therefore, these transactions are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows presented above.
	(b)	Includes cash of discontinued operations.
		Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows
	(in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
		Parent				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor
		Company				Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	Cash flow from operations:
	Net income (loss)	$	28			$	91			$	14		$	(105	)	$	28
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations		-				-				2			-			2
	Income (loss) from continuing operations		28				91				12			(105	)		26
	Non cash adjustments		(82	)			13				22			105			58
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities		21				37				12			-			70
	Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations		(33	)			141				46			-			154
	Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations		-				-				-			-			-
	Cash flow from (used in)  operations (a)		(33	)			141				46			-			154
	Investment activities:
	Intercompany transactions		93				(111	)			42			(24	)		-
	Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired		-				-				(4	)		-			(4	)
	Cash paid for property and equipment, and software		(2	)			(19	)			(7	)		-			(28	)
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		91				(130	)			31			(24	)		(32	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		-				-				1			-			1
	Cash provided by (used in) investment activities		91				(130	)			32			(24	)		(31	)
	Financing activities:
	Intercompany dividends		-				(12	)			(12	)		24			-
	Other financing activities		(4	)			-				-			-			(4	)
	Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations		(4	)			(12	)			(12	)		24			(4	)
	Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		-				-				-			-			-
	Cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(4	)			(12	)			(12	)		24			(4	)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		-				-				(11	)		-			(11	)
	Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		54				(1	)			55			-			108
	Beginning cash and cash equivalents		202				1				244			-			447
	Ending cash and cash equivalents	$	256			$	-			$	299		$	-		$	555
	(a)	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Parent Company allocated approximately $40 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries.

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
	Segment
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments	2
SpinCo
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Senior notes		$425
Proceeds from issuance of debt		$1,005

Schedule_of_Amounts_as_Origina

Schedule of Amounts as Originally Reported and as Revised for each of SCC, SCCII and SunGard (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (loss)	($71)	$25
Comprehensive income (loss)	-43	-315
Comprehensive income (loss)	-86	-365
Scenario, Previously Reported
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (loss)		-57
Comprehensive income (loss)		-397
SunGard Capital Corp
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)		-365
SunGard Capital Corp | Scenario, Previously Reported
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)		($447)

Functional_Expense_Areas_Detai

Functional Expense Areas (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)	$268	$269
Sales, marketing and administration	152	168
Product development and maintenance	86	99
Scenario, Previously Reported
Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)		263
Sales, marketing and administration		170
Product development and maintenance		103
Total functional expenses		536
Revised Presentation of Stock Compensation Expense
Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)		1
Sales, marketing and administration		-2
Product development and maintenance		1
Revised Presentation of Developer Time Spent on Professional Services Projects
Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)		5
Product development and maintenance		-5
SunGard Data Systems Inc. and SunGard Capital Corp. II
Cost of sales and direct operating (See Note 1)		269
Sales, marketing and administration		168
Product development and maintenance		99
Total functional expenses		$536

Discontinued_Operations_Additi

Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
	EUR (€)	USD ($)	Financial Systems
			EUR (€)
			Segment
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of businesses sold			2
Proceed from sale of subsidiary			€ 27
Business acquisition, cash paid for deferred purchase price	9
Contingent consideration receivable	2
Gain from discontinued operations		$2

Results_for_Discontinued_Opera

Results for Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations And Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Revenue		$338
Operating income (loss)		-26
Interest expense		-18
Gain on sale of business	2	23
Income (loss) before income taxes	2	-21
Benefit from income taxes		4
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	$2	($17)

Changes_in_Goodwill_by_Reporta

Changes in Goodwill by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, Goodwill Net		$3,760
Ending Balance, Goodwill Net	3,711	3,760
Continuing Operations
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, Goodwill Gross	3,977
2015 acquisitions	2
Effect of foreign currency translation	-50
Other	-1
Ending Balance, Goodwill Gross	3,928
2015 acquisitions	2
Effect of foreign currency translation	-50
Other	-1
Beginning Balance, Goodwill Net	3,760
Ending Balance, Goodwill Net	3,711
Financial Systems | Continuing Operations
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, Goodwill Gross	3,433
2015 acquisitions	2
Effect of foreign currency translation	-50
Other	-1
Ending Balance, Goodwill Gross	3,384
2015 acquisitions	2
Effect of foreign currency translation	-50
Other	-1
Public Sector and Education Segments | Continuing Operations
Goodwill [Line Items]
Beginning Balance, Goodwill Gross	544
2015 acquisitions	0
Effect of foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending Balance, Goodwill Gross	544
Beginning Balance, Accumulated Impairment	-217
2015 acquisitions	0
Effect of foreign currency translation	0
Other	0
Ending Balance, Accumulated Impairment	($217)

Future_Amortization_of_Acquire

Future Amortization of Acquired Intangible Assets (Details) (Acquisition Related Intangible Assets, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Acquisition Related Intangible Assets
Schedule Of Estimated Future Amortization Expense [Line Items]
2015	$84
2016	68
2017	60
2018	55
2019	$48

Components_of_Accumulated_Othe

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	($132)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	-76
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	5
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-71	25
Ending balance	-203
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	-1
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	-9
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	5
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-4
Ending balance	-5
Accumulated Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance	-125
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	-67
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-67
Ending balance	-192
Other
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss [Line Items]
Beginning balance			-6
Ending balance	($6)		($6)

Unrealized_Gains_Losses_on_Der

Unrealized Gains Losses on Derivative Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	($4)	$3
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments	-9	2
Loss (gain) on derivatives reclassified into income	3	1
Income tax benefit	2
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax	5	1
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax	-4	3
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments | Interest rate contracts
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on derivatives reclassified into income	2	2
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivative Instruments | Forward currency hedges
Reclassification Adjustment Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income On Derivatives [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on derivatives reclassified into income	$1	($1)

Debt_and_Derivatives_Additiona

Debt and Derivatives - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, expected to be reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings in the next 12 months	$8
Other Assets
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, fair value		1
Other Accrued Expenses
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate swap, fair value	10	5
One Month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate received	0.18%
Three Month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate received	0.27%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Dividend payments limit to equity holders	200
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Available borrowing capacity	593
Outstanding letters of credit	7
Line of credit facility	600
Debt Not Impacting Availability Of Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding letters of credit	$4

Debt_for_Continuing_Operations

Debt for Continuing Operations (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$4,670	$4,669
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt	1
Long-term debt	4,669	4,669
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	2,318	2,318
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche C
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	400	400
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche E
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	1,918	1,918
Senior Notes 7.375% due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	511	511
Senior Notes 7.625% due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	700	700
Senior Subordinated Notes 6.625% due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior notes	1,000	1,000
Accounts Receivable Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt agreement, outstanding amount	140	140
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other	$1

Debt_for_Continuing_Operations1

Debt for Continuing Operations (Parenthetical) (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	8-Mar-18	8-Mar-18
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche C
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	28-Feb-17	28-Feb-17
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	4.44%	4.44%
Senior Secured Credit Facility | Tranche E
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	8-Mar-20	8-Mar-20
Debt agreement, effective interest rate	4.31%	4.31%
Senior Notes 7.375% due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated percentage	7.38%	7.38%
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	2018	2018
Senior Notes 7.625% due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated percentage	7.63%	7.63%
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	2020	2020
Senior Subordinated Notes 6.625% due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated percentage	6.63%	6.63%
Senior Notes or Senior Subordinated Notes, due date	2019	2019
Accounts Receivable Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated percentage	3.18%	3.16%

Contractual_Future_Maturities_

Contractual Future Maturities of Debt (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2015	$1
2017	400
2018	511
2019	1,140
Thereafter	2,618
Total debt	$4,670

Interest_Rate_Swaps_Details

Interest Rate Swaps (Details) (Interest Rate Swap, USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional amount	$900
Weighted-average Interest rate paid	1.52%
Derivative Instrument 1
Derivative [Line Items]
Maturity	2017-02
Notional amount	400
Weighted-average Interest rate paid	0.69%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	1 month
Derivative Instrument 1 | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception	2012-08
Derivative Instrument 1 | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception	2012-09
Derivative Instrument 2
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception	2013-06
Maturity	2019-06
Notional amount	100
Weighted-average Interest rate paid	1.86%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	3 months
Derivative Instrument 3
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception	2013-09
Maturity	2019-06
Notional amount	100
Weighted-average Interest rate paid	2.26%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	3 months
Derivative Instrument 4
Derivative [Line Items]
Maturity	2020-03
Notional amount	$300
Weighted-average Interest rate paid	2.27%
Interest rate received (LIBOR)	3 months
Derivative Instrument 4 | Minimum
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception	2014-02
Derivative Instrument 4 | Maximum
Derivative [Line Items]
Inception	2014-03

Assets_and_Liabilities_Measure

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Other Accrued Expenses
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements	$10	$5
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	60	106
Total	63	110
Total	12	6
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds	60	106
Total	60	106
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Total	3	4
Total	12	6
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements		1
Currency forward contracts	3	3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements		1
Currency forward contracts	3	3
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other Accrued Expenses
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements	10	5
Currency forward contracts	2	1
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Other Accrued Expenses | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Interest rate swap agreements	10	5
Currency forward contracts	$2	$1

Fair_Value_Measurements_Additi

Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Trade name impairment charge	$339
Availability Services | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Trade name impairment charge	339
Forward Contracts
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Unrealized gains and (loss) to be reclassified in the next 12 months from OCI into earnings		$3

Carrying_Amount_and_Estimated_

Carrying Amount and Estimated Fair Value of Debt Including Current Portion and Excluding Interest Rate Swaps (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Floating Rate Debt
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	$2,458	$2,458
Fair Value	2,463	2,431
Fixed Rate Debt
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Carrying Value	2,212	2,211
Fair Value	$2,303	$2,286

Rollforward_of_SCCs_Noncontrol

Rollforward of SCC's Noncontrolling Interest (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	($1,398)
Net income	-15	-390
Ending Balance	-1,475
Parent | Noncontrolling interest
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	1,527	1,783
Net income	43	50
Issuance of common and preferred stock		-1
Purchase of treasury stock	-1	-2
Impact of exchange of SpinCo common stock for SCCII preferred stock		-429
Impact of modification of awards		-6
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units to temporary equity	1	2
Other	-1
Ending Balance	1,569	1,393
Parent | Noncontrolling interest | Temporary equity
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	37	42
Net income	1
Issuance of common and preferred stock		-1
Impact of exchange of SpinCo common stock for SCCII preferred stock		-1
Impact of modification of awards		-6
Transfer intrinsic value of vested restricted stock units to temporary equity	1	2
Cancellation of put options due to employee terminations	-1	-4
Other	-1
Ending Balance	37	28
Parent | Noncontrolling interest | Permanent equity
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	1,490	1,741
Net income	42	50
Purchase of treasury stock	-1	-2
Impact of exchange of SpinCo common stock for SCCII preferred stock		-428
Cancellation of put options due to employee terminations	1	4
Ending Balance	1,532	1,365
Parent | Noncontrolling interest | Sungard
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Impact of modification of awards		-4
Parent | Noncontrolling interest | Sungard | Temporary equity
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Impact of modification of awards		($4)

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities [Line Items]
Effective income tax rates	41.00%	24.00%
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	($6)	($83)
State deferred tax expense (benefit)		46
Valuation allowance related to net operating loss carryforwards		9
Impairment of Trade Name
Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities [Line Items]
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)		138
France
Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities [Line Items]
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	$0

Operating_Results_for_Each_Seg

Operating Results for Each Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$671		$653
Adjusted EBITDA	175		145
Depreciation	29	[1]	24	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	21		43
Capital expenditures	28		28
Software
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	252		251
SaaS and Cloud
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	277		268
Professional and Business Processing Services
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	142		134
Operating Segments
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	671		653
Adjusted EBITDA	190		155
Depreciation	29	[1]	24	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	21		43
Capital expenditures	26		28
Operating Segments | Financial Systems
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	617		600
Adjusted EBITDA	174		139
Depreciation	26	[1]	22	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	20		41
Capital expenditures	22		26
Operating Segments | Public Sector and Education Segments
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	54		53
Adjusted EBITDA	16		16
Depreciation	3	[1]	2	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	1		2
Capital expenditures	4		2
Operating Segments | Software
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	252		251
Operating Segments | Software | Financial Systems
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	218		217
Operating Segments | Software | Public Sector and Education Segments
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	34		34
Operating Segments | SaaS and Cloud
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	277		268
Operating Segments | SaaS and Cloud | Financial Systems
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	268		259
Operating Segments | SaaS and Cloud | Public Sector and Education Segments
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	9		9
Operating Segments | Professional and Business Processing Services
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	142		134
Operating Segments | Professional and Business Processing Services | Financial Systems
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	131		124
Operating Segments | Professional and Business Processing Services | Public Sector and Education Segments
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Revenue	11		10
Corporate
Selected Financial Information [Line Items]
Adjusted EBITDA	-15	[2]	-10	[2]
Capital expenditures	$2	[2]
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.
[2]	Corporate is included to reconcile each item to the total for the Company.

Reconciliation_of_Adjusted_EBI

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Income Loss from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Adjusted EBITDA (including corporate)	$175		$145
Depreciation	-29	[1]	-24	[1]
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	-21		-43
Trade name impairment charge			-339
Severance and facility closure costs	-2		-5
Stock compensation expense	-10		-9
Management fees	-2		-2
Other costs (included in operating income)	4		-12
Interest expense, net	-71		-74
Loss on extinguishment of debt			-61
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$44		($424)
[1]	Includes amortization of capitalized software.

Liability_for_Workforce_Reduct

Liability for Workforce Reductions and Facility Closures (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$25
Expense	4
Paid	-6
Other adjustments	-3
Ending Balance	20
Workforce-related
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	12
Expense	4
Paid	-6
Other adjustments	-2
Ending Balance	8
Facilities
Restructuring Cost And Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	13
Other adjustments	-1
Ending Balance	$12

Related_Party_Transactions_Add

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of SpinCo term loan	$4,670
FS Businesses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues	1
Goldman Sachs And Company | Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, expenses		1
SpinCo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Issuance of SpinCo term loan		1,025
Senior notes		425
Management Fees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, accrued expenses	2		3
Management Fees | Discontinued Operations
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, expenses		1
Management Fees | Discontinued Operations | FS Businesses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, expenses		1
Management Fees | Discontinued Operations | SpinCo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, expenses		15
Management Fees | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, expenses	2	2
GMSA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party transactions, cost and expenses	8
Accounts Payable	4
Prepaid Maintenance	1
Other Commitment	$34
Remaining agreement commitment, expiration date	31-Mar-16

Supplemental_Guarantor_Condens2

Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Percentage of each of the Guarantors owned by SunGard	100.00%

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	$555		$447
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	105		116
Total current assets	1,219		1,249
Property and equipment, net	147		152
Trade name	672		672
Goodwill	3,711		3,760
Total Assets	6,389		6,511
Current:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1
Total current liabilities	923		998
Long-term debt	4,669		4,669
Deferred and other income taxes	607		616
Other liabilities	37		39
Total liabilities	6,236		6,322
Total equity	57		92
Total Liabilities and Equity	6,389		6,511
Parent
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	256		202
Trade receivables, net			1
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	23		32
Total current assets	279		235
Property and equipment, net	1
Intangible assets, net	65		68
Deferred income taxes	69		69
Intercompany balances	172		194
Investment in subsidiaries	8,106		8,039
Total Assets	8,692		8,605
Current:
Intercompany balances	3,644		3,549
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	115		59
Total current liabilities	3,759		3,608
Long-term debt	4,529		4,529
Intercompany debt	142		162
Deferred and other income taxes	94		101
Total liabilities	8,524		8,400
Total equity	168		205
Total Liabilities and Equity	8,692		8,605
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents			1
Intercompany balances	3,172		3,049
Trade receivables, net	395	[1]	446	[1]
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	45		43
Total current assets	3,612		3,539
Property and equipment, net	95		94
Intangible assets, net	329		348
Trade name	672		672
Intercompany balances	7		8
Goodwill	3,099		3,099
Investment in subsidiaries	1,322		1,366
Total Assets	9,136		9,126
Current:
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	458		510
Total current liabilities	458		510
Deferred and other income taxes	556		559
Other liabilities	16		18
Total liabilities	1,030		1,087
Total equity	8,106		8,039
Total Liabilities and Equity	9,136		9,126
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	299		244
Intercompany balances	472		500
Trade receivables, net	164		239
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	35		39
Total current assets	970		1,022
Property and equipment, net	51		58
Intangible assets, net	246		262
Intercompany balances	135		154
Goodwill	612		661
Total Assets	2,014		2,157
Current:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	347		427
Total current liabilities	348		427
Long-term debt	140		140
Intercompany debt	172		194
Deferred and other income taxes	18		17
Other liabilities	14		13
Total liabilities	692		791
Total equity	1,322		1,366
Total Liabilities and Equity	2,014		2,157
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents	555		447
Trade receivables, net	559		686
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	101		112
Total current assets	1,215		1,245
Property and equipment, net	147		152
Intangible assets, net	640		678
Trade name	672		672
Goodwill	3,711		3,760
Total Assets	6,385		6,507
Current:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	1
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	918		994
Total current liabilities	919		994
Long-term debt	4,669		4,669
Deferred and other income taxes	599		608
Other liabilities	30		31
Total liabilities	6,217		6,302
Total equity	168		205
Total Liabilities and Equity	6,385		6,507
Consolidation, Eliminations
Current:
Intercompany balances	-3,644		-3,549
Prepaid expenses, taxes and other current assets	-2		-2
Total current assets	-3,646		-3,551
Deferred income taxes	-69		-69
Intercompany balances	-314		-356
Investment in subsidiaries	-9,428		-9,405
Total Assets	-13,457		-13,381
Current:
Intercompany balances	-3,644		-3,549
Accounts payable and other current liabilities	-2		-2
Total current liabilities	-3,646		-3,551
Intercompany debt	-314		-356
Deferred and other income taxes	-69		-69
Total liabilities	-4,029		-3,976
Total equity	-9,428		-9,405
Total Liabilities and Equity	($13,457)		($13,381)
[1]	This balance is primarily comprised of a receivable from the Companybs accounts receivable financing subsidiary, which is a non-guarantor, resulting from the normal, recurring sale of accounts receivable under the receivables facility. In a liquidation, the first $140 million (plus interest) of collections of accounts receivable sold to this subsidiary are due to the receivables facility lender. The remaining balance would be available for collection for the benefit of the Guarantors.

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli1

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]
Borrowings related to collateral pledged under receivables loan agreement	$140	$140

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli2

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	$671	$653
Costs and expenses	556	942
Operating income (loss)	115	-289
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	44	-424
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-18	101
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26	-323
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2	-17
Net income (loss)	28	-340
Comprehensive income (loss)	-86	-365
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	-91	-86
Costs and expenses	-91	-86
Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates	-105	191
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-105	191
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-105	191
Net income (loss)	-105	191
Comprehensive income (loss)	-12	200
Parent
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Costs and expenses	23	25
Operating income (loss)	-23	-25
Net interest income (expense)	-67	-69
Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates	91	-198
Other income (expense)		-61
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	1	-353
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	27	40
Income (loss) from continuing operations	28	-313
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		-27
Net income (loss)	28	-340
Comprehensive income (loss)	-43	-315
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	483	471
Costs and expenses	369	740
Operating income (loss)	114	-269
Net earnings (losses) of equity affiliates	14	7
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	128	-262
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-37	63
Income (loss) from continuing operations	91	-199
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		1
Net income (loss)	91	-198
Comprehensive income (loss)	44	-226
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	279	268
Costs and expenses	255	263
Operating income (loss)	24	5
Net interest income (expense)	-4	-5
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	20
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-8	-2
Income (loss) from continuing operations	12	-2
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2	9
Net income (loss)	14	7
Comprehensive income (loss)	-32	26
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Revenue	671	653
Costs and expenses	556	942
Operating income (loss)	115	-289
Net interest income (expense)	-71	-74
Other income (expense)		-61
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	44	-424
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes	-18	101
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26	-323
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	2	-17
Net income (loss)	28	-340
Comprehensive income (loss)	($43)	($315)

Elimination_of_Cumulative_Fore

Elimination of Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Loss (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)	($86)	($365)
Parent
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)	-43	-315
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)	44	-226
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)	-32	26
Scenario, Previously Reported | Parent
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)		-397
Scenario, Previously Reported | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)		-259
Scenario, Previously Reported | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)		-23
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)	-12	200
Consolidation, Eliminations | Scenario, Previously Reported
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Comprehensive income (loss)		$282

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli3

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	$28		($340)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2		-17
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	154		86
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			36
Cash flow from (used in) operations	154		122
Investment activities:
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-4
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-28		-28
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-32		-28
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	1		5
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-31		-23
Financing activities:
Other financing activities	-3		-4
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-4		-1,338
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			887
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-4		-451
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-11		1
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	447		706
Ending cash and cash equivalents	555		355
Consolidation, Eliminations
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	-105		191
Income (loss) from continuing operations	-105		191
Non cash adjustments	105		-191
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions	-24		-30
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-24		-30
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-24		-30
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends	24		30
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	24		30
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	24		30
Parent
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	28		-340
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			-27
Income (loss) from continuing operations	28		-313
Non cash adjustments	-82		283
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	21		-20
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	-33		-50
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			-41
Cash flow from (used in) operations	-33	[1]	-91	[2]
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions	93		6
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-2		-1
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	91		5
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			1,041
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	91		1,046
Financing activities:
Net repayments of long-term debt			-1,268
Other financing activities	-4		-8
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-4		-1,276
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-4		-1,276
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	54		-321
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	202	[3]	403	[3]
Ending cash and cash equivalents	256	[3]	82	[3]
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	91		-198
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			1
Income (loss) from continuing operations	91		-199
Non cash adjustments	13		285
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	37		30
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	141		116
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			52
Cash flow from (used in) operations	141	[1]	168	[2]
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions	-111		-19
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-19		-17
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-130		-36
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			-41
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-130		-77
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends	-12		-15
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-12		-15
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			-80
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-12		-95
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-1		-4
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	1	[3]	2	[3]
Ending cash and cash equivalents			-2	[3]
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	14		7
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2		9
Income (loss) from continuing operations	12		-2
Non cash adjustments	22		23
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	12		-1
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	46		20
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			25
Cash flow from (used in) operations	46	[1]	45	[2]
Investment activities:
Intercompany transactions	42		43
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-4
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-7		-10
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	31		33
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	1		-995
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	32		-962
Financing activities:
Intercompany dividends	-12		-15
Net repayments of long-term debt			-62
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-12		-77
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			967
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-12		890
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-11		1
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	55		-26
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	244	[3]	301	[3]
Ending cash and cash equivalents	299	[3]	275	[3]
SunGard Data Systems Inc.
Cash flow from operations:
Net income (loss)	28		-340
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	2		-17
Income (loss) from continuing operations	26		-323
Non cash adjustments	58		400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	70		9
Cash flow from (used in) continuing operations	154		86
Cash flow from (used in) discontinued operations			36
Cash flow from (used in) operations	154	[1]	122	[2]
Investment activities:
Cash paid for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired	-4
Cash paid for property and equipment, and software	-28		-28
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-32		-28
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	1		5
Cash provided by (used in) investment activities	-31		-23
Financing activities:
Net repayments of long-term debt			-1,330
Other financing activities	-4		-8
Cash provided by (used in) continuing operations	-4		-1,338
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations			887
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-4		-451
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-11		1
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	108		-351
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	447	[3]	706	[3]
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$555	[3]	$355	[3]
[1]	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Parent Company allocated approximately $40 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries.
[2]	Cash flows from (used in) operations for the Parent Company and Guarantor Subsidiaries do not include any amounts related to their respective stand-alone income tax liabilities as the Company has not historically cash settled the intercompany balances associated with the push down of such liabilities to the Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company allocated approximately $67 million of tax liabilities to its Guarantor Subsidiaries. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Parent Company and the Guarantor Subsidiaries decided to effect a non-cash settlement of the accumulated income tax receivable and payable balances in the amount of approximately $1.5 billion. Therefore, these transactions are not reflected in the Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows presented above.
[3]	Includes cash of discontinued operations.

Supplemental_Condensed_Consoli4

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Schedule of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Accrued income taxes	$23,000,000	($17,000,000)
Intercompany non-cash adjustment for push-down of income tax balances		1,500,000,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements Captions [Line Items]
Accrued income taxes	$40,000,000	$67,000,000